What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Litter. Dog poo. Flytipping. It looks awful, attracts rats and other vermin, risks health, kills wildlife and pollutes the environment. Leeds City Council spends tens of thousands a year clearing it all up, money that could be put to very much better use. Community groups like the Friends of Cross
On Thursday 23 February 2017, Leeds City Council will host an event where people across the city can come together to share ideas, seek mutual support and plan activities rooted in communities and neighbourhoods. Whether you’re already active, have an interest or have some great ideas, we want to meet
Many older people complain that we’ve lost our sense of community, “in the old days” is the battle cry. It’s not true, most community activities were low key and relevant to the day, they still are but they’ve changed. Here in LS11 we have a new small group emerging, the
The encampment of Irish Travellers on Holbeck Moor last month once again generated considerable debate about the presence of Travellers and Gypsies in the lives of the south Leeds communities. We here explore the history, background, current set-up, and potential ways forward on this controversial subject. The communities now understood
One Piece of Rubbish is an international grassroots campaign started by Leeds-born Ed Platt. It starts from the idea that rather than just complain about the amount of litter on our streets and the people dropping it, we can actually do something about it ourselves. Ed decided to pick up
What would you think if you heard that people in Leeds were throwing away coins and notes on their streets? What if it added up to £12 million? Last week we heard that the cost of picking up litter in Leeds is £12m a year. This doesn’t include street sweeping
A hundred local people turned out last night (19 March 2015) to help find solutions to improve their local environment. The meeting, held at Beeston Village Community Centre, was organised by the Inner South Community Committee. Introducing the session, Cllr Adam Ogilvie that this is an issue close to all
Belle Isle TMO What would you do if you found a needle? Leave it? Call someone? Try to move it? Well here’s what you should do… don’t do anything but call 0800 138 6227 if you find a needle in a public area, or call us here at Belle Isle
Five South Leeds residents are counting the cost of falling foul of environmental laws. Four of the five were found guilty at Leeds Magistrates Court last week for failing to deal with rubbish properly while the other contravened a Dog Control Order. Julie Thompson of Brompton Row, Beeston Hill was
John Adamson, who lives in Beeston, has been in touch about rubbish on Beggar’s Hill behind the Nosters: “Following a recent meeting of Beeston Community Forum I spoke to Tom Smith, who, apparently, is in charge of South Leeds cleaning, i.e. all the ginnels, dog dirt etc, I informed